Chapter 268

Brielle’s eyes were rimmed with redness as she slumped into a seat, eventually leaning back on the sofa and drifting off to sleep.

When she awoke, it was already the next day, and her head throbbed with pain. Limping, she managed to make herself some food and tried contacting Max again, only to be greeted by the mechanical voice on the other end.

She had been blocked.

Brielle felt like a needle had been jabbed into her heart. She forced a self–mocking smile. Was this what they called reaping what you sow? It seemed Max really wanted to end things.

Deflated, Brielle put down her phone and stared blankly at the ceiling.

She spent the next three days at home in a daze, unable to muster the courage to reach out to him again.

On the morning of the third day, Aubree called, insisting that Brielle shouldn’t wallow at home. After freshening up, Brielle hailed a cab to the diner.

with concern. “You’ve lost a ton of weight. Haven’t you been eating

a seat. “I did eat, but I didn’t really have an appetite.”

for a while, to take care

I can manage on

that if the conversation with Aubree went on any longer, she wouldn’t be able to keep herself from spilling

and she had no right to drag him down from his pedestal. He was meant to be untouchable,

to expect more. After all, Max had never shown his feelings.clearly. Perhaps he had felt a flicker of

to reach another person was exhausting for anyone. Being left behind like this, oddly enough, felt like a relief. Better to

been such a pessimist when it came to

arrived when Brielle heard her name being called. Looking up, she was surprised to see Miranda. It felt like an eternity since they had last met. These three

momentarily stunned, as if

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with the Haywood family affairs to join the ladies for their afternoon teas, as they were busy dealing with Lillian’s

was burning with fury as she

as if fate was playing a

Miranda had also heard of Brielle and began to

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